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1 online resource (24 pages) : illustrations. |
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text txt rdacontent |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
| Series |
Peaceworks ; no. 80 |
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Peaceworks ; no. 80.
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| Note |
Title from title screen (viewed on July 16, 2012). |
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"July 2012." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 23-24). |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Five levels of analysis -- The five levels, revisited -- Toward better analysis of new media and the Arab Spring -- Conclusions. |
| Summary |
An extraordinary wave of popular protest swept the Arab world in 2011. Massive popular mobilization brought down long-ruling leaders in Tunisia and Egypt, helped spark bloody struggles in Bahrain, Libya, Syria, and Yemen, and fundamentally reshaped the nature of politics in the region. Internet-based social media such as Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube played a visible role in many of these movements, especially for foreign audiences experiencing the turmoil vicariously through real-time Twitter feeds and YouTube videos posted to Facebook pages. There is a strong commonsense case that these new media mattered in the Arab uprisings. But did it matter and, if so, how? This report expands on a 2010 study applying that report's five-level analytical framework to understanding the role of new media in the Arab Spring protests of 2011-12. |
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Arab Spring, 2010-
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Mass media -- Political aspects.
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Online social networks -- Political aspects.
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Blogs -- Political aspects.
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Political participation.
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| Added Author |
Aday, Sean.
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United States Institute of Peace.
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| Added Title |
New media and conflict after the Arab Spring |
| Gpo Item No. |
1063-K-11 (online) |
| Sudoc No. |
Y 3.P 31:19/NO.80 |
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